What is prostate cancer?
Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Risk factors, Complications, Screening By Mayo Clinic Staff Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in a man’s prostate — a small walnut-shaped gland that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Prostate cancer is one…
Fathers dealing with postpartum depression
After giving birth, some mothers experience hormonal imbalance and other physiological changes that cause them to feel lonely, tired, and depressed. This mix of psychological, physical, and emotional distress is known as postpartum depression. A mother with this condition may…
Workshop paves the way for HIV operational plans
A two-day HIV/AIDS workshop brought together local medical professionals, government staff, NGO’s, and private sector groups on Wednesday, 4 June and Thursday, 5 June. Health Minister, Hon. Osbourne Bodden opened the workshop at the Hibiscus Conference Room located at the…
Hospitals in the future will look totally different
By Lauren F Friedman From Business Insider The text on the cornerstone of Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation’s first hospital, can still be viewed under its plexiglass cover. “This building,” Benjamin Franklin wrote in the inscription, “was piously founded for the…
Protecting your loved one in a nursing home
By Bamundo Zwal & Schermerhorn, LLP From Caribbean Life That unfortunate time has come. Your sick or elderly loved one can no longer care for themselves, and their needs are too great for you to properly meet. How do you…
Annual Healthcare Conference to focus on chronic non-communicable diseases
The prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer and heart disease is worryingly on the rise in the western hemisphere. Organisers of the fifth annual Cayman Islands Healthcare Conference, have therefore decided to choose CNCDs to…
Jamaica mulls legal pot (no, it’s not already legal)
By Aileen Torres-Bennett, Special for USA TODAY KINGSTON, Jamaica — This tourist mecca may soon be known as the Colorado of the Caribbean. Given the ready availability of “ganja” as the locals call it, many outsiders assume marijuana is already…
Caribbean to tackle health & safety issues impacting tourism
From TN Global Industry news BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) – the region’s tourism development agency charged with leading the Caribbean’s sustainable tourism development – and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the regional public health agency…
Searching for gold, finding…Malaria?
By Maria Fernanda Garcia and Ian Ho-A-Shu From IDB The hunt for buried treasure has long and infamously yielded fortune andmisfortune in the same fell swoop. From Jason and the Argonauts’ haunting search for the Golden Fleece, to the 49ers’ mad rush to a then far-off and…
After an injury, many children can be affected by PTSD
From Redorbit When a child on a bicycle is struck by oncoming traffic, the results can be devastating. From life-threatening head injuries to bone fractures, the children are definitely the losers. As it turns out, their bodies heal faster than…
